Intel Inside Your Smartphone

Even before those phones evolved into smartphones, ARM cores had been dominating this market. Looks like some Europeans are tired of the Limey dominance in this space.

France Télécom to Use Intel Chips 

The company says the pricing (of Intel powered phones) will be at an "affordable" level. "It really is in the middle range in terms of price, but is a high-end phone in terms of features, quality and speed."

Orange will continue to work with Intel in the future, Mr. Maitre said, with the goal of introducing more competition in the smartphone market.

"Some European countries are requesting the device," he said, adding that colleagues from countries like Spain, Poland and Romania are "calling me every day to say, please, we want the Intel phone."